AW: [HACKERS] Large objects names - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andreas Zeugswetter
Subject AW: [HACKERS] Large objects names
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Msg-id 01BDC128.03AEEC90@zeugswettera.user.lan.at
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Responses Re: AW: [HACKERS] Large objects names  (Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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>Currently, large objects are stored internally as xinv### and xinx###.
>
>I would like to rename this for 6.4 to be _lobject_### to prevent
>namespace collisions, and make them clearer for administrators.
>
>However, this may cause problems for backward compatability for large
>object users.  As I see there are going to be other new large object
>things in 6.4, it may not be an issue.
>
>Is is OK to rename them internally?

How about giving them their own subdirectory large_object/_lob_###,
then there would be no naming conflict ?
Since all others call them LOB I would use _lob_### instead.

Andreas


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